Garage to Glory Guitarist Austin John on TV

Austin John will bring his blues guitar style to The College of Saint Rose on Nov. 4.

Garage to Glory guest guitarist Austin John will preview his blues style on The New 16, a show on Albany’s Public Access Channel 16, at 1:30 p.m. Monday. John also will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Jack’s Place in the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media at The College of Saint Rose.

An example of a new generation of the blues, John is a guitarist with style. Developing his own voice on the instrument at the young age of 22, he pays homage to players of the past, but with modern grit. His Nov. 4 show at Saint Rose will be a solo set, consisting of his voice and a resonator guitar, showcasing his musical talents at their most raw.

Garage to Glory is a series of performances presented by students in the music industry and communications program at Saint Rose. It is an outgrowth of the Garage to Glory band competition sponsored by Saint Rose and The Times Union.

The Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media is located at 996 Madison Ave., Albany.